>> i just remember hearing my dad yell that please, god, just save our family. >> and he did. >> he did. >> state emergencies have been declared after powerful twisters tear through southern states, destroying homes and killing at least 11 people. >> the supreme court takes on the issue of cell phone privacy. police say they have a right to check phones without a warrant. critics say that's an invasion

of privacy. >> the ball is in the nba court as magic johnson urging tough action against donald sterling after the clippers owner was caught on tape with a racist rant. >> i know the battle cry for inmates who lost their freedom is they are always in cent. i have an odd situation that has come up when a man is in sent. >> a man shares the personal story of his long fight to get off death row. >> another wave of violent tornadoes wreaking havoc across the south through alabama, mississippi and tennessee, 11 people killed in this round of storms. tornadoes flattened homes, businesses and knocked out power. >> the governors of alabama and mississippi both declared states of emergency and georgia's governor did the same, because that state could face similar weather today. >> a mile wide tornado ripped

through sunday, at least 17 killed, most in arkansas and as those states are still trying to recover, the threats expand to the carolinas, tennessee and kentucky. >> put into context for us what the south has been dealing with. >> it has been a devastating couple of days. we are talking about 40 tornadoes that slashed through 17 states sunday, then monday more tornadoes tore through the south, carving a path of destruction through three more states and the threat is still not over yet. >> the deep south took a big hit from the power play, slow moving storm system that has already assaulted several states. a powerful tornado claimed lives in limestone county, alabama where the twister ripped apart homes and wrapped metal around power lines. 12,000 people lost power. outside birmingham, lightning lit up the sky before another

tornado touched down and took out this small town church. heavy rains and winds tore through mississippi where a county hospital got hit, windows blown out of the building, cars in the parking lot tossed around like toys. >> we got our employees and patients in the clinic in the safest place we could get. we all huddled down. there were 14 of us in the this at the time. we honestly felt god's hand of protection around us. the clinic was destroyed but we're all safe. >> reduced to rubble, 50 people injured in southeastern kansas, a massive tornado decimated about 100 homes and businesses. the governor toured the damage that stretched for eight miles, offering help financially and emotionally. despite despair. >> this is our lives we worked so hard for and it's just laying there in pieces. >> there are moments of hope, like this woman who found an old jewelry box, a gift from her

mother. >> now the same storm system is being blamed for a train derailment in illinois, where nearly 40 rail cars carrying mostly food were tossed off the track. the driver suffered minor injuries, but no one else was hurt. the national weather service said some storms have formed so quickly that storm warning sirens that threatened communities are going off one or two minutes before the actually tornadoes touched down. one twister in oklahoma was 150 yards wide with wind speeds of 150 miles per hour, one in tennessee 190 miles per hour. people are not getting too much warning. >> that same storm system led to more than 300 reports of severe weather, 80 reports of tornadoes. >> let's turn to our meteorologist nicole mitchell. what do we know about the storms yesterday and more steer weather headed our way. >> if you compare sunday to

yesterday, more significant in terms of the numbers of tornadoes reported, so as we look out, here's the broad picture of how widespread this storm system is, everything from the severe weather on the south to areas of snow on the north side of this and of course producing those tornadoes like in mississippi with a lot of damage. eighty different tornadoes, this of course being one of them, 80 reports doesn't necessarily mean 80 tornadoes. what the national weather service will do in daylight is look at what's on the ground. some of these were long lived tornadoes, so they went for a long track. there could have been two reports of the same thing. they'll consolidate that and put estimates on the wind speed. we'll see that today. all of this moved along, we can see all these reports were different areas that saw the

severe weather. severe weather is hail, damaging wind and tornadoes, 300 reports and 80 reports of tornadoes. with this heavy rain, some places will get a half foot or more. we're concerned about the flood risk as this moves. it's not a fast moving system. that's been one of our problems and the reason this has moved slightly each day. the greatest risk, mississippi and alabama today are all up portions of the east coast we have a risk for this weather and a slight risk is what you see in the yellow. part of the reason this has been slow moving, the earlier frames, you can see this is blocked from moving too quickly. tomorrow, thunderstorms but the rain in the northeast. >> you mentioned alabama. that is a state that is still under a tornado watch as the storm moves further east. sarah is in alabama. good morning. what's the situation on the ground where you are?

>> gorming, the situation on the ground is the sun is up and people are finally getting a chance to really assess the damage that happened overnight. these tornadoes struck in the dead of night. the sirens beginning about 8:00 p.m. and continuing on well past midnight. now, we are about 20 minutes from birmingham, alabama. the tornado didn't touch the downtown, but these outer lying areas took the hit, downed trees, downed power lines, roof damage, structural damage. we just talked to the police chief and he said so far no reports of injuries in this immediate area, which is great news. this has been a deadly string of tornadoes, so any news that people escaped without injury is very welcome right now. >> sarah, you mentioned the power outages, how widespread are they and when will power be restored across that region? >> it's a huge, huge project, thousands right now without

power. it is not a simple task. if you take this road behind me like we did earlier this morning, you don't have to drive too far before you come across countless power lines together on the ground, trailing across the asphalt into people's yards. it's not an easy fix. you got to work on one at a time before you get to the next one. some people can't get out of their homes, everyone being very, very careful. some schools closed in the area, others starting later, rather to give people some time to get safely out of their homes, get their bearing and get back to daily life. >> sarah reporting from alabama, thank you. >> officials in washington state officially calling off the search for bodies from last month's deadly mud slide, authorities making that decision monday after five weeks of searching. it's a difficult choice, because two people are still unaccounted for. hundreds of people and dogs

participating in that effort after the march 22 disaster. 41 bodies were recovered, 11 were rescued on the day of the mud slide. >> south korea's president apologizing for the ferry disaster, the government criticized for its slow response. earlier the countries prime minister resigned. an official memorial was unveiled for the dead, the ship carrying mostly high school students. 109 people still missing. this is south korea's worst disaster at sea. >> north korea has been carrying out a live fire drill near its contested boundary with south korea in the yellow sea. both countries routinely conduct drills there. in 2010, north korea shelled a south korean island, leaving four dead. >> russia's biggest trading

partner announcing bigger sanctions because of the ukraine crisis, e.u. saying there are tarts. the u.s. imposed sanctions against seven top russian officials linked to russian president vladimir putin. the u.s. saying it will freeze their assets and ban them from obtaining american visas. in ukraine, the division between those in favor of russia and those for a united ukraine are getting deeper. ukraine's parliament meeting in kiev over ongoing tensions in the eastern cities. we are in donetsk, ukraine. what is the reaction on the streets? do they think sanctions will change the reality on the ground? >> at the moment, there is not much reaction. i think it's irrelevant to what

this region is going through at the moment. you won't see direct impact and many people don't understand what sanctions mean and how will it change what's happening here. yesterday with all impunity, gunman, the usual ones with their faces covered seized another local building. then there was these riots here in the center of donetsk when a pro you a crane rally tried to march through the streets. you should have seen the pro russian men. they were walking with completely impunity, went past the riot police, did what they wanted, intimidated and dispersed that march and then walked back victorious to the administration building that they are holding here. certainly yes people hear about sanctions, but it's not changing the receipt on the ground. >> ukraine's interim prime minister calling for a new constitution before presidential elections next month. are the elections even on the radar for the people of donetsk where you are and other regions

to the east? >> the election is very divisive here. anything in the pro russian camp do not want to go to these elections. if the region continues to be destabilized and goes worse, there might not be elections in this part of the country, what the prime minister called for is to revise the constitution, change articles by which the local government would have more powers. it is not federalization, but devaluization. that could be a positive step to pacify pro russian protestors who think they have no role in this new ukraine. there is no date set yet, but we still haven't heard their reaction. >> thank you very much this morning. >> the deadline to extend the current round of mideast peace

talks has come and gone. the year long u.s. attempt to broker a peace deal appears to have chopsed. last week, israel suspended gorks in response to a deal between rival palestinian factions fatah and hamas. a desire was expressed to extend negotiations but only if israel halts development of settlements. we are in jerusalem this morning. last week, the israeli prime minister netanyahu said he was going to call off negotiation after fatah and hamas announced the reconciliation. was that the end of the line for these talks? >> it does seem the end of the line at least for this round. today was an anti climactic deadline. both parties wanted to extend negotiations, but for the israeli, the red line was really

this reconciliation agreement between fatah and hamas renewed on wednesday. the security cabinet decided to suspend the talks. it seems it's a time for both parties to catch a deep breath, the americans also saying that this might be a time to just take a pause in the talks, maybe they're allowing both the israelis and palestinians to take a deep breath, think about things and then the americans mediators for this pros may ask the two sides to come back to the table. >> what about the palestinian side. abass did say israeli's right company exist would be recognized. that came after the deal with hamas, which the u.s. considers a terrorist organization. what's next for the palestinian?

>> that's exactly the point that the israeli's point to is saying although fatah may recognize israeli's right to exist, hamas does not. the palestinians, both parties didn't see talks going anywhere now for the last nine months. for the oh palestinians, they know they can now have other options, go to the united nations, to the geneva convention, to outside parties to get their right to exist, have a palestinian state recognize the by the international community. the president did say that he is willing to go back to the negotiating table if the israelis agree to a complete freeze in settlement construction, the releasing of the last batch of palestinian prisoners as well as having the israelis be serious about talks about the borders of a future palestinian state. >> we'll have to see if this is

both parties taking a breath or a collapse in talks. >> just one day before nationwide elections in iraq, explosions leaving 60 debt. police began two days of early voting. seven policemen were killed at a polling station. >> do police have the right to search your personal cell phone? that's what the supreme court is considering today when they weigh in on two cases. the authorities say the information on mobile phones can help them solve crimes. opponents say it infringes on basic constitutional rights. >> if police officers pull someone over, they have the right to pat them down or check their immediate surroundings to

look for any weapons or evidence of a crime that the suspect could quickly destroy. but does that right to conduct a search without a warrant extend to your cell phone, which these days can be an encyclopedia of your life. the constitutional accountability center said police should not have that right. >> the vast information we store on our cell phones make it different than going through a suspect's wallet or something they might find in a person's pocket. we store our personal correspondence, sensitive records, medical information, financial information, our pictures, so the level of intrusion that's at issue in these cases is much more substantial than we've ever seen before. >> in the two cases before the court, one involving a gang member, the other a drug dealer, both had information in their

cell phones that led to additional charges against the men. the appeals court ruled the cell phone search was legal in the gang member's case. in the drug offense, the appeals court threw out the conviction. some believe both cases were a violation of the fourth amendment, protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. >> the framers of our constitution wrote that to protect against police going on fishing expeditions like they did in these cases when they searched through these individual's phones to find something they hopedle be incriminating. >> the justice democratic disagrees, saying cell phones are critical tools for criminals, used to arrange drug deals, pass messages, and store child pornography. police they say need quick access to that information. that's the question before the court, is it critical for police to nab that cell phone

information immediately or must they wait for a warrant. >> lisa stark reporting there, decisions are expected by june. aljazeera has continuing coverage of the cell phone privacy cases, coming up at 8:30 eastern, we'll talk about balancing law enforcement and privacy and how these cases causing the supreme court to rule. >> the owner of the l.a. clippersers caught in a racist rant. lebron james making a silent statement last night, copying the clippers before an earlier game, they turned their warm up jerseys inside out protesting comments made by sterling. the league is in the spotlight. >> we intend to get to the bottom of it. >> new commissioner adam silvers called a news conference this

afternoon to address accusations that donald sterling was caught on tape ranting against african-americans. former players are urging the league to come down hard. >> if the nba deals with this in a very quick and forth right american, they will continue to have some credibility. >> you would hope that the treatment is fair. you hope that it's a result that satisfactories players, the fans, sponsors, everybody at large. >> magic johnson's photo with sterling's exgirlfriend on instagram sparked the controversy. last night, johnson said again sterling should be forced out as an owner, but dodged repeated questions about whether he's trying to buy the team himself. >> you could buy it? >> i said the same thing, the team is owned by a man already, ok, so let's move on past the ownership thing. >> sponsors are dropping, car max, kia, mercedes, virgin america, red bull, corona, state

farm and sprint have all said they are stepping back or pulling out. >> again, that's reporting back in 2009, sterling paid $3 million settling discrimination claims of tenants of properties he owns. >> an nba analyst from bleacher report is going to be with us to talk about the team losing sponsors and action the nba should take against donald sterling. >> can you imagine if magic johnson owned the lakers? >> finding a job can be hard especially when you're living in a conflict zone. >> schools helping young people deprived of an education learn skills they need to get a job. >> i don't think i can do it anymore, after two people have been executed today, and then you got three more in the week coming. >> one man shares his fight for

freedom. how he was exonerated and got off death row and what he's doing oh to help others go free. >> today's big number, $99 billion. >> how a trip oversees could save one company a billion dollars a year. >> results of analyses were skewed in favor of the prosecution >> the fbi can't force the states to look at those cases >> the truth will set you free yeah...don't kid yourself >> the system has failed me

>> u.s. is about to lose one of the biggest pharmaceutical countries in the world. that is the subject of today's big number, $99 billion. >> that's the amount that drug behemoth is paying. leaving to the u.k. where tax laws are not as strict. >> paying a 27% rate in the u.s., 21% in britain and will soon fall to 20% in the near future. >> the move could save pfizer a billion dollars a year. >> i have a feeling this will come up in politics, as well. >> providing education and job skills. >> first, a look at temperatures

we can expect today. >> we've been talking about the severe weather, that same system has dropped temperatures in the midwest. into the 30's this morning with moisture that's actually enough cold air that we've had snow reports in nebraska this morning. you might be seeing a little bit of that. ahead of that is the warm air helping fuel the storm system. today, 70's and 80's, we're still seeing strong storms tomorrow. the cooler air shifts in a little bit, doesn't sink that far south as we get into tomorrow's forecast and that system keeps moving through. fueling the strong storms, we'll have more on that coming up. >> getting an education is a difficult task when you live in a conflict zone like east he were india. for decades, clashes have disrupted life, forcing young people out of school. new vocational schools are offering students a chance to learn the skills they need to find jobs. >> laying the foundations for a

better future, these students are learning practical skills they hope will open up a wealth of employment opportunities. they are taught that the livelihood college that was established two years ago to tackle growing unemployment in young people. it's in an area where rebels have been fighting the indian government. thousands of people have been killed in the decades long conflict. youngsters have been approached or know of someone who's been forced to fight for the cause. 90% of college students here come from rural backgrounds. on an electricians course, this student travels 10 kilometers to get to college in a remote area. >> that's the sole breadwinner, away for weeks at a time. >> those watching the scheme have different ideas about such

colleges. >> the colleges seemed to be misplaced. they are not focusing on the livelihood. they are placed on something that is not so established. >> a graduate seamstress is making clothes sold nationally. it's one of the college's success stories. >> even after school, there were no employment opportunities because of the situation. now that is different. i have worked away from home, but am glad to be back. >> the success of the scheme has resulted in six colleges established across the state. it's rare in india to find a college that's done so well in such a short space of time. some youngsters from the region were forced to pick up a gun and fight. now all they have to do is pick up a needle, screwdriver or spade and make a chase to change

the direction of their lives for the better. aljazeera. >> solar energy is one of the most popular fields of study at these new vocational schools. there is a high demand for electricians. >> as we have been talking about this morning, the u.s. and europe expanding sanctions against russia. >> who is being targeted now. why some say washington needs to leave cold war tactics behind for a new approach with moscow. >> i wrote hundreds of thousands of letters asking them please help me save my life. >> there is a new study out that says 4% of death row inmates didn't do anything, they're innocent. >> a we had low has her house lost because of a $6 fine.

>> good morning. >> ahead in this half hour, why some say washington needs a new approach dealing with russia's actions in ukraine. >> a death row inmate, a story of how a man fought for his freedom and won. >> this is a story i had not heard about, kids using a popular lip balm to get high. we will talk about the risk. >> it's how they're using it. >> they can use anything these days. >> let's take a look at top stories this morning, another round of tornadoes devastating southern states, 11 killed on monday after several twisters tore through alabama, mississippi and tennessee. states of emergency declared in alabama and mississippi, 17 people killed by that massive twister that hit arc argue, oklahoma and iowa, that one taking place on sunday. >> the supreme court weighing in on cell phone privacy, the justice considering two cases on whether police have the right to

search devices without a warrant. the authority on mobile phones can help police solve crimes, opponents say it infringes on constitutional rights. >> tough new sanctions targeting individuals close to vladimir putin, coming one day after the u.s. imposed similar restrictions, but violent clashes continue in several cities in eastern ukraine. >> the sanctions are an effort to increase pressure on moscow to stop aggressive military activities in eastern ukraine. existing sanctions have already had a significant impact on the russian economy. >> all of the latest names and companies have strong links to vladimir putin as the u.s. tries to up the pressure on the russian leader by hitting those close to him. >> deputy prime minister in charge of planning the sochi olympics. the president of the oil giant and the man in charge of the

russian technology state corporation all join others close to putin already on the sanctions list, like the president's chief of staff. billionaire gas trader said he felt honored to be punished by washington. the west sanctions have had an impact, scaring investors to pull $65 billion out of russian economy. the key stock index has been down by about 15%, while russia's currency has lost 9% of its value since january. >> washington also said it would deny export licenses for high tech equipment that could be of use to the russian military. william hague promised further sanctions to be revealed in brussels on tuesday, with another 15 high ranking russian officials targeted. >> increasing the scope of the sanctions placed on russia is the right response to the

failure to implement the geneva agreement and the continued destabilization of eastern ukraine. >> the kremlin would the sanctions would not go unanswered and the response would be painful to washington. >> this latest set of sanctions is unlikely to cause the kremlin much pain, but it knows that lying down the road, there are more far reaching sanctions that would hit energy, banking, and defense, and these would have a serious effect on the russian economy. aljazeera, in moscow. >> we're going to get more into this now, thomas gram is the managing direct or of kissinger directives, good morning mr. graham, these expand the anxiouses target individuals that are close to president

putin, as well as technology and military that russia needs. what do you think these sanctions will accomplish? >> well, i don't think the sanctions will accomplish all that much, certainly not in the short term. we're pursuing two goals in ukraine, the first to help stabilize eastern ukraine and deter a further russian incursion and the second is more broad, to defend the orders of or the rules of european order that russia's violated by seizing crimea a couple of weeks ago. i don't think the sanctions are focused on achieving those goals, that's the problem. >> president obama said he's going after putin's calculus. let's listen to what he had to say. >> the goal here is not to go after mr. putin personally, the goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current actions in ukraine could have an

impact on the russian economy over the long haul and to encourage him to actually walk the walk and not just talk the talk. >> mr. graham, do you think washington has a good grasp of putin's calculus and how to affect snit. >> here i think there is a problem. washington has leveed these sanctions going after putin's keenies and that as they recalculate their financial foreign, this is going to impact putin. putin in my mind is not focused on money, he is focused on russia's role in the world and ukraine is important to him. easy not going to back down because of financial hurt to his koreanies. >> you have written that to achieve its goals, washington needs to approach moscow with focus, resistance and calculated accommodation. i want to ask you about the word

"accommodation." you say we should not use cold war type tactics but when you've got a leader invading some would say the sovereignty of a neighboring country, some would say that calls for more. >> the first part is focused resistance, as well. there are things we need to do to demonstrate in particular to our european allies that we are prepared to honor nato's article five, the commitment to self defense and we are doing some of that already in terms of military exercises in the baltics and poland, air patrols, contingency planning, that is important. we also need to have calculated accommodation and that is focused directly on ukraine. the problem we've seen over the past several weeks is that ukraine is broken. the state has broken down. we see the resistance in the east and ukraine faces a long

process of rebuilding the state, forging a national con sense and raring the economy. you can't do that without russia. >> some would say you can't do that while your very borders are threatened. we'll to have leave it there. thomas graham, managing director of kissinger associates, thank you for coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> syria's president will run in the upcoming presidential elections. bashar al assad is widely expected to win his third term in office despite that 3-year-old civil war there that syria began just because of the protest against his rule. arab and western leaders condemning the election calling it a mockery of democracy, saying there can be no credible voting where 6 million people have been displaced and 2.5 million are now refugees. there will be other candidates competing in the elections, but some region, support for the

opposition is fading, some syrians feel let down by those fighting against the assad regime. >> he was a commander in the free syrian army when we first met him in october, 2012. six months ago, he laid down his arms. he now lives in turkey. he hides his identity, because his father returned home and release on a government salary to survive. he feels let down by the opposition for this former fighter, so much has gone wrong. he blamed corrupt rebels for working for their own interests, blames their disunity and lack of leadership. >> up until now, the opposition has failed to lay down the foundations of a state. in opposition held territories, no one offers anything to the people. people spent although savings. now what can they do? >> that is what happened to him. >> he is not alone. millions are struggling to cope

either inside the country or in compile. they receive some support from the international community, but it's not enough. >> these people have lost almost everything, but they don't just need money. they need to be free from the government's control. until now, they have to go to an embassy of a government they don't recognize for official paperwork. >> our position needs support to create institutions to loosen the grip of the syrian government, which is holding elections. >> he may have laid down arms but won't accept the syrian engovernments offer of reconciliation. hundreds have. he said they did so because they were under siege and starving and like him not given an alternative. aljazeera, southern turkey. >> syria's constitution said presidential candidates must be living in the country for at least 10 years in order to run. several syrian opposition

leaders who live in compile now will be prevented from running. >> the state of ohio is upping the dosage of drugs used to execute death row inmates after a batched execution in january when a convicted murderer took a half hour to dry. the new cocktail will have more sedatives and pain killers and injected at the same time. the next execution in that state is set for may 28. in oklahoma, two death row inmates will be executed today. the state will also use a new lethal drug cocktail. the men fought their excuses in court demanding to know the source of the drugs that will kill them. this is the first double execution in nearly 80 years. >> there are people on death row, a study finding 4% or more maybe innocent. we talked to a death row inmate freed in texas a spending years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.

>> >> i'm on death row. this is my typewriter. people on death row are actually innocent. i am one of them. >> anthony graves said during his 18.5 years behind bar bars a crime he did not commit, it was his litter that is kept him sane. >> i wrote hundreds of thousands of letters to anybody and everybody asking them to please help me save my life. >> he was sentenced to death for the 1992 murders of a family of six in summerville, texas, despite the recantation of the state's key witness, and his repeated protests of in sense, he found himself on death row. he said the days were filled writing letters to his attorneys, family and friends, but the nights were filled with anguish. >> silence can be really loud.

very loud. a lot of times at night, all you hear is just eerie silence. that's it, eerie silence and then just like that, somebody's screaming. i didn't think i could do it anymore, you know, after two people had been executed today, a understand then you got three more in the week coming. >> his execution was narrowly averted when an appeal delayed the date. in 2010 when a court overturned his conviction and prosecutors declared there was nothing connecting him to the crime, he regained his freedom. even today, he says part of his mind is still behind prison walls, with the men who's claim of in sense have not had a chance to be heard. >> how many men do you think are in their cells at this moment, waiting like you did for 18 years? >> many. >> how do you know that?

>> i was there. i know, because i was one. >> at the in sense project in luck back, texas, floor to ceiling bins contain more than 10,000 letters of prisoners asking for help, 500 cases on the waiting list to be investigated. his attorney said after news of gray's exoneration spread, her mailbox overflowed. >> they write to me, my daughter's name is nicole, so i'm hoping there's maybe this is an omen that you're the one who will investigate my case. >> hey! [ laughter ] >> most letters go unanswered now. >> it's heartbreaking, but it is like searching for a needle in a haystack. i can't possibly do it. i can't read them all. i can't investigate them all. it would be a life long project and i do have a full time job that i have to do, as well.

>> i know that the battle cry for inmates who have lost their freedom is that they are always innocent, however there are situations that come up when a man is actually innocent. i hope and pray that god guide me in writing this letter that it may touch the hearts of those that really care about justice for me. >> for now, the words of one man are echoed in the letters of thousands, and the question that lingers, who among them may also be innocent. aljazeera, houston. >> how often do states get a draw. 144 death row inmates have been exonerated in the u.s. since the 1970's. >> a white house task force released a new report about sexual assault on u.s. college campuses. among recommendations, it calls for student surveys to find out what's happening on campus. it wants trained victim advocates available to students when they are attacked. it's asking colleges to tell students to step in and help

when a case of misconduct occurs. the government is launching a website called notalone..gov to offer support to survivors of campus sexual assault. this is staggering, one in six women will be assaulted on a college. >> there are fears that colleges are hiding those numbers, and they could be worse. >> headlines around the world today, who knew you could lose your shirt because of a couple of bucks. "u.s.a. today" has the story of a pennsylvania widow on the brink of losing her house over $60.30, a fine from a tax bill that they say she didn't pay. she said she paid most of it, she owes the $6.30. the sale of the house was by foreclosure, a short sale. everything in the paperwork is very, very confusing, but the county said you owe the $6.30, therefore you have to lose the house. >> it's a $200,000 house. >> it goes into the category of stupid. >> yeah.

not sure stupid on which part, but some bad news for transportation officials in holland. you remember this story. we had this on headlines. canada's groundbreaking glow in the dark road markings have dimmed out in some areas. those are what they were supposed to look like, but apparently when exposed to too much moisture, and of course it rains there, they start to fade. >> note to canada, no waterproof paint if you want it to last longer. >> speaking, texting on your phone in the car. google not far off from making it a reality, google cars hitting the road. the cars are now working their way around pedestrians who might dart in and out of traffic. >> by 2017, they say this technology could be introduced. it's going to start in northern california, of course. >> already seeing some. >> the nba will address the

clipper scandal in just a few hours. >> the team sponsor's speaking out loud and clear. what their exit means for the team's future and what many say the commissioner really has when it comes to punishing a team's owner for bod but not necessarily illegal behavior. >> the ancient discovery found hidden beneath the great lakes. >> the tony award nominations made in less than an hour, honoring broadway's best. on this day, back in 1996, the smash hit "rent" debuted on broadway, went on to win four tonies.

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an ancient hunting ground lost beneath the great lakes. >> researchers found evidence of human life they say deep below the service of hike huron dating back 9,000 years. they say the water levels were much lower then, making it an easy path across. >> they're using sonar and underwater vehicles and found campsites, rock formations, tools, and other evidence of hunting, similar ancient hunting grounds have been found in the arctic but most destroyed by later settle leers. the research team will continue mapping the lakebed this spring. >> let's map the weather across the u.s. today. >> you saw the scuba divers there, there's great scuba diving in the great lakes. >> murky waters there, though. >> you can see. we're following the weather through the south and you can see the portions of heavy rain,

as well, but with the storms today, definitely tornado watches still in effect and all of this bringing areas of flooding rain. that's going to be one of our other concerns with inches piling up of that rain coming through the course of the day, the severe risk shifts as we continue on, but definitely something we're going to be concerned about. while have more on where the risk is. >> we are following breaking news right now in georgia. there were reports of a shooting at a fedex facility in the town, about 30 miles northwest of atlanta. we're told at least six people have been rushed to the hospital. there's been no word on the extent of their injuries. fedex put out a statement, saying their primary concern now is the safety and well being of their team members. we'll bring you the latest as we get it. >> later this afternoon, the nba commissioner adam silver is going to discuss the league's investigation into the tape that

shows l.a. clippersers owner making racist remarks. last night, lebron james and the miami heat turned their warm up jerseys inside out, showing solitary with the clippers players. there have been growing calls for the nba to suspend sterling or force him to sell his team. >> unfortunately, he is a man in a powerful position, and a man who should be embracing mines, not discriminating against them, and it has no room in our society for it, or in sports. >> the clippers are already paying the price for sterling's alleged comments in the form of lost sponsors. some big names are stepping back or pulling out altogether with their deals he with the clippers. an nba analyst for bleacher report is in boston this morning and joins us. let's look at sponsors headedding for the exits.

state farm insurance, car max, kia, virgin airlines, mercedes benz and red bull just to name a few stepping away from the franchise. what type of message does this send to the other owners? >> it sends a very big message. the nba rule has spoken on social media, even the president. donald sterling has been in the news before with the housing discrimination clause, things he has said to players playing in los angeles. this is the owner, now the longest standing owner passed away, now he's the longest standing owner, has had a lot of infractions. surprised me that david stern did not do much when he was commissioner. there is a huge decision to be made today on this matter. the sponsors are very connected to the clippers. they know that this was probably

confirmed, just talking to the team as far as the comments go, that sterling made, so a lot of decisions to be made ahead for sure. the nba world has spoken. it is a tight knit group -- >> there seems to be evidence that a lot of the players and owners knew about this behavior for years and nothing was done. and you say mentioned, they've left it on the doorstep of the new nba collision commissioner. what can he do and what should he do, because he worked for the owners. >> that's a great question. i don't know if a fine works that much. he's worth 1.9 blunt. what are you going to do, give him a $1 million or $2 million fine? i don't know if that's enough. maybe a lifetime suspension from games. as far as him giving up the team, that seems like a legal long shot to me. i wonder what the nba will do, step in and maybe seize ownership in some sense. the nba has owned a team in the

past. will they do more to get control, maybe more owners, it's a very small boys club, maybe they'll say we'll look to buy the team. sterling has not seized the ownership of the team in many years. >> is there a sense of pride in that something terrible has been said and done? >> i think the players are definitely doing what they can in the moment, but they want to see him removed. that's been the consensus from magic johnson to other players. i think this is now the time for that to happen. the players have made some subtle statements in the last couple days, but i feel like inside, they have so many other thoughts and so many other boiling points in this whole matter that i think they're really push forego adam to really come down with a big penalty here. i'm very curious to see what happens in the next couple days. >> jared is an analyst for bleacher report. thank you very much.

>> 28 people have now been killed by tornadoes over the last few days. forecasters say the storm system spawning them is still very active. >> the supreme court is going to weigh in on two cases rewarding cell phones, deciding if police can can if i say skate mobile phones without a warrant. >> the nba will have a press conference today to address the controversy concerning the owner of the los angeles clippers. >> the company getting attention for a dangerous new trend among young americans, using the product to get high. we'll look at the risk. >> iraqis heading to the polls in the first nationwide election since u.s. forces pulled out. why poor citizens say they are not part of the conversation about the country's future. >> we'll look at where the severe storms are today. >> we'll be right back with more

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>> sponsors of the l.a. clippersers are jumping ship, severing or suspending ties with the team after racial remarks by the owner. >> the latest trend among teens using lip balm to get high. the buzz can carry serious side effects. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> another wave of tornadoes wreaking havoc across the south, bar relying through alabama, mississippi, tennessee as well as other states killing at least 11 people. they flattened homes and businesses, knocking out power to thousand us. the gofers of alabama and mississippi both declare states of emergency. >> the threat is expanding to the carolinas, georgia and kentucky, georgia's governor preemptively declaring a state of emergency for weather today. >> we want to show you nasa's images that showed the development and movement of that system that spanned dozens of

tornadoes, ripping through southwestern states on sunday, killing at least 17 people. most of them in arkansas. we have the latest from alabama. >> you could hear it and all of a sudden there was stuff pounding, just hitting you. >> homeowners dug through rubble

looking for sentimental items and in some cases beloved pets. this happy reunion on camera. a sunny spot among days filled with violent weather and instruction. >> that is sarah reporting. >> for the latest on the path of these deadly storms, let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> there's a few things we've had to worry about with these storms. one is widespread lightning. you can see how it is from georgia to the gulf coast. although tornadoes killed many people with this storm system, lightning can also be deadly. we've seen hail and high winds. all of this rolled through birmingham and pretty dramatic scenes at night. even if you see this, especially on the gulf course or anything, that's you're cue to head back inside. where are all of those storms now? as we mentioned, making their

way into georgia southward, leaving storm damage. in the path of that, just yesterday, over 300, 80 reports of tornadoes, so that's what we're looking at in terms of our biggest day this year for tornado reports. it's ban dramatic day. all of this has heavy rain along with it, so we certainly have flood concerns, as well. this will continue through the day, refiring in the heat of the afternoon. we still have strong storms this morning. this afternoon is what we have to watch for. rain lifts its way up the east coast, the backside cold enough. we've that had snow as far south as nebraska. anywhere up the coastline we have chances up toward the great lakes. >> we are following breaking news, reports of a shooting at a fedex facility in georgia about 30 miles north and west of atlanta. at least six people have reportedly been rushed to area

hospitals. so far, we don't have word on the extent of those injuries, but fedex ever put out a statement saying they're aware of the situation and that their primary concern is the safety and well being of their team members. >> the european union releasing a list of 15 names of russians and ukrainians they will slap with sanctions, targeting politicians with close ties to president vladimir putin, including individuals and companies alike. the e.u. sanctions clearly in the targeting putin, but came pretty close. why have these particular men been targeted? >> it's interesting, the distinction drawn between the european union sanctions announced today and the united states sanctions. first, the european union decided to target only those individuals who have had direct involvement in what's been happening in crimea and what is

currently going on east of ukraine. we are talking the acting governor of sevastopol, the russian port there and the deputy is the state duma in moscow who proposed the annexation of crimea last month. as well as that, there are various figures believed to be agitators in the east of ukraine. one name in particular is alleged to be a military intelligence officer who was active in crimea now appears to have moved to eastern ukraine. it's a distinction that's clear. the united states has apparently decided to target putin's business associates, where the european unicef targeting only those who had direct involvement in what's happening on the ground. >> we have to point out russia's biggest trading partner is the e.u. let's move to the ukrainian parliament, the interim prime

minister calling for a new constitution before the presidential elections next month. what changes is he asking for? >> >> what the new interim administration here in kiev is very keen to do is deinvolve some past where local areas can look after themselves. the presidential candidate said we don't want to give too much power to the areas. >> president obama is wrapping up a week long tour have asia, returning home today after visiting japan, south korea, malaysia and the philippines.

at the start of his term, president obama said he would make strengthening relationships with asian allies a top priority. it's been an uphill battle. >> president obama went to asia for more than just fancy food and banquets, but he sure was toasted a lot. still, what he wanted on his first stop was a trade deal with japan. after frantic meetings, he left full, but empty handed. >> why did it not happen? in part because of opposition to the treaty from inside japan. agriculture is highly protected in japan, but there are other examples, automobiles and so fort. real limitations, political limitations on the prime minister. >> that could signal long delays or the eventual death of the agreement which president obama hoped would shape his legacy, a big part of his much talked about pivot to asia. japanese officials seemed to get what they wanted, the president

talking about islands disputed by japan and china. >> the treaty covers all territories administered by japan. >> will the u.s. defend the philippines in case a territorial dispute with china. >> are you saying the u.s. would consider military force were china to have military incursion. >> he never really acknowledged that, because the reality is not necessarily, even with his statements of support here, the treaties don't say the u.s. must interfere militarily. mr. obama ma signed an agreement to give the military greater access to bases in the philippines. so far the u.s. military has only made a few moves east. 200,000 marines are rotating into australia and the navy has 5% more of its fleet in the region. >> the white house believes even if he's leaving with only one agreement, pivoting requires the

president being here in person and at the very least, they can say that he did accomplish. aljazeera, washington. >> one of the other takeaways from president obama's tour, emotional visits with south korean and malaysian leaders, both countries reeling from disasters. >> south korea and north korea routinely conducting military drills. last month, south korea fired shells into north korean waters after a north core rein shell landed. >> there is criticism of the slow response to the ferry sinking cries. the prime minister resigned. >> how should i apologize for

the failure to prevent the accident and initial response. >> video released on monday that you see here shows the ship's captain scrambling for safety while others were still onboard. the ship was carrying mostly high school students when it sank earlier this month. 193 people are confirmed dead, 109 have still not be accounted for. that is south korea's worst disaster at sea. >> secretary of state john kerry taking heat over a comment he made about israel, saying israel risks becoming an apartheid state if there is no two say the solution to the conflict. house republican leader called on kerry to apologize, while apac called the use of the word apartheid offensive. kerry issued a statement saying if i could rewind the tape, i would have chosen a different worth to describe my firm belief that the only way in the long term to have a jewish state and two nations and two peoples

living side by side in peace is to a two state solution. he said "it's a word best left out of the debate here at home." senator ted cruz now calling on secretary kerry to resign. >> i believe he has proven himself unsuitable for the position he holds and therefore before any further harm is done to our natural security interest and to our critical reliance with the nation of israel, that john as herry should offer president obama his resignation. >> the texas republican saying that kerr raise comment demonstrate a lack of sensitivity. >> washington state officials calling off their search for bodies following the mud slide. after five weeks, local finishes say it's a hard choice because two are still unaccounted for.

hundreds of people and dogs participating in that effort. 41 bodies were recovered, 11 rescued on the day of the mud slide. >> today, the nba is expected to respond to a racist rant reportedly made bit owner of the los angeles clippers, but player's around the league not waiting for a formal response. lebron james and the miami heat making their own silent statement last night, turning their warm up jerseys inside out as the clippers did the night before in protest of the comments attributed to real estate mogul donald sterling. the only one who appears to be backing the billionaire is his wife. >> so it's not true? >> no, was not. >> donald sterling and his wife rochelle seen leaving a restaurant. she appears to be standing by her man. the same cannot be said for sponsors. major advertisers, including car max, state farm, kia, virgin

america, mercedes benz all pulling their advertising contracts with the l.a. clippersers. foul yacht from a secretly recorded conversation in which sterling allegedly goes on a racist rant. the 80-year-old billionaire tycoon scolding his mistress for posting pictures of herself with african-americans on instagram. >> i don't see your views. i wasn't raised the way you were raised. >> don't come to my games, don't bring black people and don't come. >> do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you.

>> that conversation apparently recorded by his former girlfriend, v. stiviano. authorities deny she leaked the tape to the immediate. >> monday afternoon, she was not answering questions. a snapshot of stiviano with nba legend magic johnson was sterling's concern. magic is down playing rumors that he wants to buy the team. >> everybody says magic should buy it. i never said that, so that's not the case. >> fans, players, even the president of the united states all condemning the comments. meanwhile, under a cloud of controversy, the clippers basketball season hangs in the balance. head coach doc rivers trying to deflect the distractions before tonight's playoff game. he admitted the incident has touched a nerve. >> yeah, i believe he said those

things. i can't tell you how upset i am, our players are. >> doc rivers and clippers are expected to face demonstrations ahead of game five of their playoff series against the golden state warriors. just a few moments ago, the ncaa released a statement saying they'd like to meet with the commissioner to discuss the influence and impact of racism in the nba. we will bring you the press conference by nba commissioner adam silver on the alleged racist remarks by sterling at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >> a deadline to extend the current round of mideast peace talks has come and gone, the u.s. attempt to broker a peace deal appears to have collapsed. negotiations were suspended after fatah and hamas united.

let's go live to jerusalem. last week, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu pulled the plug on negotiations, calling off the talks after rival palestinian groups announced this reconciliation. is it the end of the line for talks between israelis and palestinians at least for now? >> for at least for now, yes, but is it the end of the line for good? i wouldn't say that. primarily, because both officials from the israelis and palestinian side have expressed their interest and continuing negotiations primarily because of u.s. secretary of state john kerry, officials on both sides have respect for secretary kerry, some don't necessarily agree with them but have been impressed by his commitment to try to broker some kind of deal

here. president abbas has demands, including the release of prisoners as well as the israelis being serious about talking about borders for a future palestinian state. israelis are also willing to continue negotiations if hamas is out of the picture, they consider hamas a terrorist organization that doesn't recognize the right for israeli's existence. they are saying once hamas is gone, they will be able to come back to the negotiating table. >> thank you. >> canada now becoming a powerhouse in the global oil market, the major hurdle it faces in getting the black gold from the ground to your gas tank. >> iraq keys have the first nationwide election since u.s. forces with drew. why poor citizens say their voice won't be heard. >> a violent scene at a unity

march in ukraine. what sparked the violence and other headlines making news around the world this morning. o

take action on immigration. >> a much more violent scene at a unity march in donetsk,

ukraine, as clashes broke out between pro ukrainian protestors and pro russian accept are a activities. the riot police were disregard, you can see people hit with those weapons. >> this happens from time to time, a fireworks display gone wrong, a large chunk of the hillside caught on fire. it threatened nearby homes and castle, as well. that's why we do them in the river. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. straight ahead, the major challenge canada is facing in its right to be a global oil provider. >> first a check of the temperatures across the nation today. >> what was amazing about that video is the fireworks were

still going off. >> even though everything was burning. >> as we continue today, we definitely have cool air behind that same front causing the severe weather marching eastward, enough that we've had snow reports in northern nebraska and north of that. ahead of that, hot weather is contributing, adding fuel to all the mitches of ingredients we need to get severe weather. eighty in atlanta today will help fuel potential storms. of course we already had them out this morning. as the system comes through and it's gone through the plains, temperatures are running 10-20 degrees blow average as this has moved through, not as much cold air making it to the east coast. you can see the delineation in temperatures where in that warm air, d.c. at 70, versus new york at 50. >> there's a pretty wide disparity there. >> china getting a major boost in its growth outlook despite

warnings it overspent, investors should be reassured who worried that the economy was starting to slow. the i.m.f. saying future growth could be hampered by overinvestment, credit growth and government debt. >> canada has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. in most countries, it is found under the sand, but 98% of canada's oil is found in the sand. we explain the messy complicated process. >> large vehicles shoveling up to 100 tons of black sand at a time. fleets of them moving across the landscape day and night all year round. this is alberta, center of canadaed lucrative oil industry, but unlike conventional oil deposits you drill for, oil here is mined from the sand. alberta's oil sands covers

54,000 square miles of otherwise pristine forest, an area almost as big as florida. to get to the oil deposits, trees are clear cut and top soil removed, trucks move in, each scooping up to 400 tons of oil sands. one load can yield 200-barrels of oil, but it's costly to produce. the black sand goes to an upgrade facility where large quantity at this time are water and natural gas are used to separate the tar like oil from the sand. the result is processed into a synthetic crude oil, which is then moved to refineries and made into gasoline and petroleum products. those steps makes it more expensive to produce, but as long as the market price for crude rises above $50 a barrel, and it's about double that now, oil companies like chef ron, shell and exxon-mobil say it's worth it. the oil is costly in other ways,

too, besides the damage done to alberta's forests, chrisics say the additional upgrading process emits two to three times the carbon emission of other oil. it is exported every day to the united states. much flows through a series of pipe lines crossing the u.s. canadian border into america's heart land. one company, transcanada, has met with fierce opposition to its proposed expansion to its network known as key stone xl. the obama administration needs to approve a new international pipeline, but delayed its decision amidst pressure from environmentalists. >> canada has the third largest oil reserve in the world after saudi arabia and venezuela. >> police say it helps them fight crime, now the debate is heading to the supreme court, the arguments from police and

opponents on whether your cell phone is fair game in a police search. >> the lip balm company burt's bees, getting attention for a young trend among young americans, using products to get high. >> the destruction from those deadly tornadoes ravaging parts of the south and central u.s. we'll have the track of the deadly storms now affecting 24 million americans.

>> a slow moving storm system has hit several states. a powerful tornado claimed lives in alabama where the twister ripped apart homes and wrapped metal around power lines. 12,000 people lost power. outside of birmingham, lightning lit the sky just before another tornado touched down and took out some small town church. in mississippi, funnel clouds formed wreaking havoc on the region. a county hospital was hit with windows blown out of the

believe, cars in the parking lot tossed like toys. >> like a train coming, we got our employees and what patients we had in the clinic. we all felt the hands of god on us. we were safe. >> winds speeds of 190 miles per hour leveled several buildings, clodding an elementary school. no one was in the school when the storm hit. in kansas, a massive tornado decimated 100 homes and businesses. the governor tore the damage that stretched for eight miles, offering hope. >> despite the despair. >> this is my life i worked so hard for and it's just laying there in pieces.

>> some storms formed quickly and warning sirens sounded only one or two minutes before the tornadoes touched down. take a look at the power of these tornadoes in action. this is one that formed on sunday in oklahoma. you can see how quickly it just turned everything up right in its path there. that's unbelievable video. they have been 150 yards wide to a mile wide and wind speeds from 100 miles per hour to 200 miles per hour. very serious. >> i'm sure those cars did a u turn real fast. >> let's get the latest track on these storms right now and bring in our meteorologist. what do you got? >> i want to add to that, you can't always hear the sirens indoors. sometimes these roll through in the middle of the night, which

is exactly what this line has been doing. starting to lose momentum, but severe weather along with line. heavy rain associated with all of this. you can see the storm damage as it's gone along. that's wound down, but will fire back up into the afternoon hours and the heating of the day. yesterday, 300 reports of severe, that includes hail, high winds and tornadoes, and 80 reports of tornadoes. we'll go back through and consolidate all of that today with the national weather service and start rating those as to how strong they were. today mississippi into alabama, some of that trankest risk, but in the great likes under a slight risk for thunderstorms and heavy rain also projected to extend up the east coast, so we have flood watches from the south through connecticut because of the heavy rain on the way. a lot going on. >> the obama administration looking for new contractors to run healthcare.gov. they'll be tasked with making

improvements and reducing error rates, including a full test of the system before the next open enrollment in november. 8 million people have signed up for insurance since its troubled launch last october. the government expects that to climb to 13 million next year. >> a white house task force released a report about sexual assault on u.s. college campuses. among its recommend is as, the task force is calling for student surveys to find out what's happening on campus. it wants trained victim advocates available to students when they are attacked. it's asking colleges to tell students to step in and help when a case of misconduct occurs. the government is launching a website called notalone.gov to offer support to survivors of campus sexual assault. >> the supreme court is weighing in on whether or not the police have a right to search your cell phone. the police say it helps solve

crimes. opponents say it infringes on basic constitutional rights. 90% of americans own a cell phone, so this time the decisions will have very, very broad implications. >> that is true. about half of those cell phones, smart phones where we store so much information. the store will hear two cases, one involving a suspected drug dealer, the other a gang member. police examined the cell phone evidence, the information there and found evidence that led to additional charges. they looked for that's cell phones without a warrant. the question is does this violate the fourth amendment which prohibits unreasonable searching add seizures, the lower court has disagreed, the lower courts have disagreed on this. it will be up to the supreme court to make a final decision. >> lisa, a lot of confusion on this point, do police have the right to search my cell phone finished get arrested? >> well police do have a limited

right to search you, folks to make sure you don't destroy evidence. others argue searching a cell phone is quite different. >> vast troves of information that we store on our cell phones make it different than simply going through a suspect's wall let they might find in a person's pocket. we store our personal correspondence, sensitive records, medical information, financial information, our pictures, so the level of intrusion that's at issue in these cases is much more substantial than we've ever seen before. >> the justice department will argue criminals use cell phones to perpetuate crimes, set up meets, to do drug deals, maybe to hold child pornography and that they have the right to go through these phones without wait forego a warrant. we'll see what the court has to

say. >> live in washington, d.c. for us, thank you very much. >> it's a controversial issue brought to the forefront by two cases, one that actually goes back years. harley geiger is the deputy director for surveillance, what is the difference between police that have stopped you taking your cell phone and looking through it and the police going through your wall let. >> thank you for having me. the wallet would be limited by the amount of information that you can carry that in wallet, which is relatively small, but our mobile devices a year our emails, videos, pictures, our social net works, financial information, and increasingly, our medical information, so the scale of information is much, much larger and makes a government search without a warrant of a mobile device much more intrusive. >> what would you advice the justice in this case when it

comes to balancing law enforcement and privacy? >> in this case, we believe and that is the center for justice and democracy believes that the supreme court should adopt a flat warrant standard for searching mobile devices incident to an arrest. if there is -- there's a real danger that otherwise the thorough search of our mobile devices will become routine with an arrest, even though most people arrested are never convicted or charged with a crime, than permitting a warrantless search of a mobile device gives the government greater pours to rum imagine through large quantities of our personal information and that is what the fourth amendment was designed to prevent. >> if there is criminal in tent during a police stop, what is the difference between police finding a gun in your trunk and find ago smoking gun in your email. >> originally, the police were

allowed to search a person to find weapons that may threaten officer safety, or to prevent the destruction of evidence. after the police have seized your cell phone, first of all, the cell phone does not pose much of a physical safety threat to an officer. the threat becomes whether the suspect can delete or destroy evidence on the phone, and it is possible that it could happen remotely, that is with an accomplice or through some sort of white program destroying evidence on the phone, but the number of individuals who are using such programs is really quite small, and what the government is arguing in this case is that because of that possibility, that rather remote possibility, it should have the ability to search not just your phone, but lap tops, google glass, any mobile device on you. it would be a sweeping power, unrelated to officer safety and with a tenuous connection to the destruction of evidence. >> when you look at the two

cases before the supreme court and i take your point about technology and the court needing to figure out where the fourth amendment falls in that, in one case, the suspect was found to have been involved in gang activity, was found to have fired shots into another vehicle, so there was actually evidence that they gleaned from this phone to help in a real criminal conviction of a real criminal. >> certainly, and close cases make bad allows sometimes. what happens to these suspects will be applied to everyone in the united states and there is a danger depending how the court rules that every time you are arrested, then a search of your mobile devices, which carries all of that information we talked about will become a routine part of the arrest. if the governments, even if you're arrested for one thing, it turns out you didn't do it. if the government finds evidence of another infraction, then they can certainly come after you for

that, as well, so as i said, we believe that a warrantless search of all of that information is akin to the government rifling through a large quantity of your personal information, the fourth amendment was designed to prevent that. >> the cases concern criminal activity, but a greater conversation has been involving cell phone data and the national security controversy lately is that a concern, do you think in the back of the justices' mind, the greater debate about privacy in general? >> so the rulings that the supreme court makes in law enforcement do carry over to national security. there was a case smith versus maryland, deciding that as a society, we had no reasonable expectation of privacy in the numbers we dialed making phone calls, because we shared them with the phone company. now, 35 years later, the government actually continues to use that case, which was very

small in terms of scale, it was one man dialing phone numbers for a limited amount of time, that case, that precedent has been used to justify the n.s.a.'s bulk collection of phone records on everyone in the country. the supreme court does in fact know whatever it decides in this case, the implications will be profound. >> didn't director on security and surveillance, thanks for being with us. >> michael grimm is going to be fighting material fraud charges tooth and nail, arraigned on monday, accused of hiding $1 million in sales and wages from a new york health food restaurant he owned before running for congress. he is accused of hiring workers illegally. former police officer and f.b.i. agent was arrested in 2010 and made headlines earlier this year when he verbally threatened a local reporter, threatening to

throw him off the balcony. >> another republican congressman appears to show married louisiana congressman kissing a former staffer, who also happened to be married. mcallister had been in office six months, saying he failed his wife and family and let down constituents. >> secretary of state john kerry will meet an egyptian official. many family members of many people sentenced were shocked by the decision. >> syria's president making it official, saying he will run in that country's upcoming presidential elections.

bashar al assad widely expected to win a third term despite a 3-year-old civil war in syria that began following protests against his rule. arab and western leaders against his government condemned the election calling it a mockery of democracy, there can be no voting where 6 million people displaced. >> explosions at polling places left more than 60 dead as iraq launched it's elections after u.s. forces withdrawing from the country. personnel began two days of early voting. seven policeman were killed in a bombing at a polling station. in the worst of muhammed's election violence, 36 were killed, another 60 injured in an attack targeting kurdish forces. the rest of the country will vote tomorrow in the election. >> for those living in the slums of baghdad, this week's

elections do not carry much significance. there appears to be little hope their situation will improve no matter the election's outcome. >> what baghdad throws away, these people used to build. this is a sprawling slum in the northeast where 25,000 people live. from all over, builders and other tradesman drop trash here. the locals have used it to build homes. >> as the 13 play, the man worries about the future. he not only looks after his own daughters, but provides a home for five or fans who's family died in the violence that blights the city. >> this is an oil-rich country, but i've been living like this for 15 years. i don't have anything. the politicians come and make empty promises. we're fed up. we can't handle living like this

anymore. this place isn't even fit for animals. >> the government in 2010 promised people in this slum it would tear it down and rehouse them. since then, the slum has grown and it's rarely visited by government officials. >> one of the first things that you notice here is the smell from open sewers. for the residents, that's an absolute nightmare. they tell you here they're alive, but being buried under this rubbish. >> there is a lot of anger here over the way that they live. in recent weeks, parliamentary candidates have tried to canvas for votes. the locals chase them away. >> when those politicians came here, we didn't want to receive them at all. some here threw stones at them, others empty bottles, just like they are empty promises. >> a recent conference on poverty in iraq focused on the rise of these slums. the government promised to help

but after four years of hearing promises, they now mean little here. aljazeera, baghdad. >> according to government figures, nearly 10 million iraqis live on or below the poverty line, surviving on less than $5 a day. >> there is a disturbing new trend among young americans, giving them another way to get high. >> the popular brand of lip balm is now being used for the wrong reasons >> only on al jazeera ama

>> welcome back to aljazeera america. straight ahead, there is a new trend young people using lip balm to get high. >> first, the latest on the severe weather hitting parts of the u.s. nicole mitchell is back. did you say there's snow? >> this system has a little bit of everything. on the backside of the system,

wrapping in with cold air in the plains 10-20 degrees blow average with the moisture as far south as nebraska, rapid as i citi and bismarck are seeing snow. a big system, a closer look at that. storminess is winding down in the morning hours. there are still strong storms out there, lightning along the coast and heavy rain into the afternoon hours. the heat of the day will help fire everything up. the gulf coast to the great lakes, we have the risk and moderate, the more elevated risk into mississippi and alabama. could be another stormy day for us. the heavy rain is spreading to the north, as well. if you haven't gotten it yet, you'll be seeing it. >> parents are young girls might want to listen up. calling a girl fat can have a lasting impact. researchers tracked 2,000 young

women, found girls told they are too fat at an early age were more likely to be obese in their teenage years, girls mocked more frequently were more likely to have dieting issues in later life. >> a marijuana study finds pot can help alleviate symptoms of multiple very rose, helping patients cope with symptoms including pain, muscle stiffness and overactive plaiders. t.h.c. didn't work in relieving the arm and leg spasms that are the main side effect of the symptoms in parkinson's disease. >> anti depressants could increase suicide risks in teenagers. younger patients who began treatment with higher than recommended doses of anti depressants were twice as likely to try and harm themselves compared to those given a lower

dose. the f.d.a. issued a public warninging about the risk of suicides in teens treated with a certain class of anti depressants. >> you have probably never heard of beezin, taking lip balm and putting it on our outer eyelid to get high. >> eyeballing, huffing, all trends if you google, multiple videos pop up. >> ow, oh my god. >> why are young people doing this? >> one of the reasons for that is access. >> we are hearing more about these trends, social media playing a bigger role in spreading the ideas. >> some trends are spread rapidly to a very large number of young people. >> in our area, the young people i spoke this say they haven't heard of these trends, but they

do hear about teens using prescription drugs, alcohol and marijuana. >> sometimes they use pills for people that had a.d.d., they would share pills. >> in high school, it's the same simple stuff. i've never heard of anyone using lip balm. >> the best thing to do is to just be involved. >> you pay attention to their friends, aware of what they're doing, where they're going. >> dr. kelly johnson is a medical toxicologist from connecticut. stunned. when did you start seeing and hering about this and what was your reaction? >> i really only heard about this for the first time last week and initially i thought this is really crazy, this has absolutely no significance. i thought about it more and realized how dangerous it accounted actually be. >> people are uploading videos. are you worried this is gaining

popularity among teens? >> definitely. this is a trend that's really coming around because of the internet and you tube. the people really in tune with those media devices are the teenagers and will pick on the trend and be active in using it. >> all natural is the way they advertise their product. how could it be harmful? >> it's very interesting. burt's bees is all natural, but even a product that's natural can be poisonous. anything can be if it's used in the wrong dose or location. lip balm is meant to be used on the lips. if you use it on the eye lids, it can be absorbed into the bloodstream. >> sharing a chap stick leads to the spread of herpes and the same thing can happen if you use it on your eyes.

>> absolutely. cold sores are caused by the herpes virus. if someone has a cold sore and then share their chap stick with their friend and the friend puts it on their eye lids, the virus can be transmitted to the eye lids. people can go blind from that. >> sadly, the one thing teenagers heard in that interview was exactly what you said. how does the peppermint oil give you a high? >> it doesn't really give you a high. peppermint oil will be absorbed well because the skin on the eye lids is thin. it gets absorbed and gets into the bloodstream and causing that tingling sensation on the eye lids. it doesn't make you drunk or high, but it could enhance that feeling and it definitely could make you more aware of the sensation on your eyes. because of that, i think people

use it to stay awake, because the sensation is there, they feel their eyes more. >> are more teen aimers doing this because they saw it on you tube and want to see how it makes them feel? >> i think it's an issue of seen it on you tube and want to go try it out and being with their friends in social situations. teenagers dare each other to do things. this is perceived at being safe unfortunately and very commonly would be used as a dare in social situations. >> does it remind you of other fads from the past? >> unfortunately, it does. about 10 years ago, there was a trend where kids were using a certain cough syrup to get high. we were seeing a lot of kids would buy the wrong syrup and would get hallucinations and fast heart rights and blood pressure. i think we'll see the same thing with this. while it is all natural, some

lip balms are not. if you get those chemicals in your eye, you could have a lot of pain, reactions and bat effects. >> teenagers do not listen to parents. what should parents tell their teens? >> parents should advice teens just be careful, don't trust everything that you see on line. there's a lot of information on the internet and you tube that is not based on any scientific merit whatsoever, so just be careful and just because you see it on the internet or you tube doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. >> burt's bees said it tests all their product and recommend people use the product as directed and they will attempt to make sure the use of their

product is as intended. >> that's going to do it for this edition of aljazeera america. >> have a great morning.

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